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Mil! OH I
?Mill
ARMED M Pill ON A REVENUt GUTTER
Boats Fitted Out With Warlike Equipment
of Guns and Ammunition.
Suspicious I.ookluir C'rnn (o He Stop?
peil 11 it Token Noll?! MnX-1'llot
Hunt null NeliOoiior kjuitiliiig Uutlcr
Government Supervision- l'uttiui;
on Boxea Suggestive at War .Unter?.
?inl-Ttio llttuiilless Itoiiorleil Out?
Hide I'ciiNiicolit Harbor.
(Cor. of the Associated Press.)
Pensacola, Fla., Pec. 20, 1S07.
There was considerable activity on
board the United States steamer Mont?
gomery on yesterday, owing to infor?
mation having reached her commander
?to the effect 'that several susuectod
filibusters were in the harbor. Conse?
quently the steamer started fires and
mnde preparations for getting under
way 'If necessary at a moment's no?
tice. The crew of the cruiser worked
in conjunction wRh the rcvunue cut?
ler Pen rose. Late In the afternoon the
Montgomery put a squad of armed
men, In charge of nn officer, oh beard
the Pcnrnse, and they will be relieved
every four hours until further develop?
ments.
The Montgomery also iltted out seve?
ral of her boats with guns, ammunition
and armed crews to patrol the hnrlMr,
?while the Pehrosc did outside duty,
around Warring ton. All the boats of the
Montgomery have orders -to fire 'two
blank charges to stop any suspected
vessel, and upon her neglecting to stop,
a third shot, this time a loaded shell,
Is to he llred.
The B?rners N. Smith, a pilot boat, a
vessel called the Britannia and ft
schooner are loading under official su?
pervision. The Smith Is said to have
run several successful expeditions In
the past, having escaped -the Montgom?
ery once, and as she came in from Ben
on Thursday night, and has been Ink?
ing on board all day long a cargo of
some description, ar unusual proceed?
ing for n pilot l/>at. the Montgomery
Intends to follow her out as so.in as
she gets under way.
The Britannia and toe schooner have
also been Inking a cargo "f boxes sup
I* sed to .be ammunition, etc., on board,
.and It Is reported that the Dauntless
'Is waiting somewhere outside ithfe bar
In order to ship the munitions at sea.
It will thus be seen that a well br
ganized expedition to Cuba is apparent?
ly being equipped here.
I.IRKRTY OR UllATII.
_
Cuban OfllrerH ZCcnciv '! licit- 'Alle?
giance mill Oceliicn Tliey Will X'ul
Accept A ii ( oiio:ii.v.
New York, Dec. 20.?Copies of a
statement signed by the officers of the
Fourth Army Corps of the Cuban
Army, opera-ting in the Department of
Las Villas, renewed allegiance to the
Cuban cause und forswearing auton?
omy, were received In this city to-day.
This notion by the officers of the Las
Vlllns department makes the opposi?
tion to autonomy practically unani?
mous among the Cuban officers. The
statement says in part:
"We are convinced that the pro?
mulgation of reforms Is an evidence of
weakness on the part of Spain, and It in
Itself a triumph for our arms. Our
lighting attitude will continue just as it
Is to-day un.til our unfortunate coun?
try Is made free. We will accept no
other settlement than that based upon
absolute Independence, which must be
agreed to with our Government and
the assembly of representatives."
Among the signers are .limn Maso
Pnrra, brigadier-general of the First
Division, and Calixto Oarelu, adjutant.
KKItTVtill A RKIVA It l: i 1).
Hiiirdcrei-ol Mnceo Mode HnynrofRr*
Jncnl? IIIn Record IMMcreilitnble,
Havana, Dec. 20.?Dr. Kcrtttcha, who
was the physician of the late General
Antonio Macco, has been appointed
Mayor of Bejucal, this province. Zer
tucha has belonged in his day to all
the political parlies in Cuba. At one
time he was a bandit In the Vuelta
Abajo. and his record was veTy dis?
creditable. It was quite Inexplicable to
the friends "f Gcnernl Macco that he
kept the physician on his stuff for so
long ? period, notwithstanding the
warnings given him. Mdcco used to
say that /.ertnoh.V.s fault was his
drinking habit.
At the time the famous Ciihan com?
mander was killed Zerlneha was
charged with lead big bim und his party
into the fatal ambush, but he Issued a
long statement, In which he tried to
show that Mae.vi met his .death In bat?
tle in the usual way. SSertucha also
bitterly assailed the honor of the other
Cuban leaders. After the killing of
Ataeeo, the dishonored physician was
allowed to go free by the Spaniards,
and It was said anil generally believed
that his pockets were well lined with
Spanish gold.
UKATU UF RUIZ LiJIESTKU.
Autonomy ?egroew rul>Hsliod-<ilrl
Hull I'igblors AstoiiiNti i tic Kail ?es.
Havana, Dec. 20.?The local news?
papers comment to-day upon the death
of Lieutenunt-Colonel Ruiz, the sor?
rowful utterances rellectlng .the senti?
ment of the general public.
121 Dlario de Da Marina recalls the
fact that at the end of the ten years'
war the rebels resorted to the same
proceedings a few days before the peace
of tfanjon.
LaLucha says the fate of Uulz was a
misfortune due to haste.
The Official Gazette has at last pub?
lished the autonomy decrees. A largely
attended mass meeting of Conserva?
tives, with delegates from various parts
of the island, was held this evening,
convening by a circular Issued by the
MarqulS de Apctzeguta, leader of the
Spanish Conservative party.
The circular said the Conservatives
expect and demand only justice from
the Government.
Yesterday at Kegln, a suburb of Ha?
vana, on the opposite side of the bay,
there was a sensational bull tight, in
Which girl bull fighters from Spain en?
tered the bull ring and killed the bulls
like regular professionals. They were
greatly applauded.
WATCH THE DAUNTLESS.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 20.-t-The
Treasury Department has notified the
Collector of Customs at Key West to
keep watch on the tug Dauntless,
which is suspected of having another
filibustering expedition on hand. The
information was furnished by the Span?
ish .Minister, who reported that the
Dauntless had In tow a number <>f
barges or lighters. While there was
n a thing apparently unlawful In the
movements of the lug, the Minister said
he had reason to believe she contem?
plated another expedition. In view of
her previous achievements In that line a
strict watch on her movements was
ordered. .
TOBACCO FROM CUBA.
New York, Dec. 20.?The Ward Dine
steamer Scgurnnca, which arrived to?
day from Havana, brought SS2 bales of
leaf tobacco.
illlHKIOXAHY WORK.
Opci-niionn ofllie American Mission,
nry Association?NollOOlN J nable to
Accommodate Alt Who Apply
New York, Dec. 20.?The American
Missionary Association made public |
'to-day its fifty-first annual report. It
shows that during the last Jive months
hundreds of students have been turned
away from the schools for want of
funds. The educational work Includes
six hlglhcr institutions?w llliamsburg
Academy, Ky.; Grand View Academy.
Tennessee; Saluda Seminary, North
Carolina: Bending Oaks Academy, Ala?
bama, Por the Southern Highlanders;
San tee Normal and Trading School, Ne?
braska, for the Indians, and one hun?
dred and eight other ivrmnl. Industrial,
graded and primary schools.
Eighteen new churches, of several
hundred members, have been organized
in -the South and West. Interesting
movements have Haken place In the
plantations of several Southern States.
Some of the older churches have come
forward Into self-support and many of
tin- new churches present striking illus?
trations of self-denial and courage un?
der difficulties.
The 1 tulIan out-atntion missions prob?
ably now reach twenty tribes in live
different States. The American Mis?
sionary Association missions In their
varied forms are said to stand in un?
yielding protest against paganism, su?
perstition, oppression ami Immorality
In the darkest regi- us of our land.
The church work In the South in
chid v, L'-l churches, 133 missionaries
ami H r.17 numbers. The work among
Lin- Indians includes 17 churches, 917
members, 23 schools, SO missionaries
and teachers, 592 pupils. 2(1 missionary'
out-stntlons and two missionaries in
Alaska. The work anrong the Chinese
contains 20 schools, 32 teachers, 1,084
pupils. 164 Christian Chinese and 60
? professing faith in Christ during the
year.
The general summary of association
work Includes 120 schools. 14,001 pupils,
C66 missionaries, 211 churches and 12 2SS
church members.
The receipts from the different
.sources fir the year were *M01,377.0S.
t'llKORiniKAl, KID Mc?l?Y.
me Whn Thrown Mown Ntnlrs !?y a
Ronrillnir House Keeper null Heul?
en Willi a Club.
New York. Dee. 20.?John (Kid) Mc?
Coy, the noted ex-bank-'btirglar, whose
record i.-i known lo the police of all coun?
tries, was struck on the head with a
dull and probafbly fatally injured to-day
by John McClnnis, proprietor of a How
cry lodging-house. The men quarrelled
because McCoy said the reputation of
the house was not good, and he would
not allow his- wife to work there. Mc
Olnnls threw McCoy down a (light of
stairs and then struck him cm the head
with a heavy club, causing hemorrhage
of the .brain. (McCoy wa? taken to a
hospital and McGlnnlfl arrested.
Lately McCoy lias earned a precarious
living by selling locks. At one time he
took part in a realistic drama called
"The Stowaway," in which he and
"Spikeq" Hi nne.-vey cracked a safe op
the stage. Norman S. Elby, the In?
diana pugilist, after witnessing a per?
formance of "The Stowaway, announced
that thereafter he would call him.-vif
"Kid McCoy," and In- has ever since
appealed In the ring under that name.
BIMETALLISM IN FRANCE.
Hails, Dec. 20.?M. Mellne. Hie pre?
mier, said in the Chamber > f Deputies
to-day that ithe government wan as
one with the Untied Sonics on '.it.'
question of bimetallism;
BUT IT WAS NOT INTENDED AS A JOKE
Large Expenditures Proposed for Enlarg?
ing and Improving the Penitentiary.
Why Was Judge KewiMiiu Relented??
(Committee Appointed to Iuvenil?
gute J/?ittfG Turn bill I .-Reforms in
Judicial Proceedl D-_i 1'ropoHCtl -
Trade Marie III 11 Piotscd- Ti mllnx
Stump <lue.slloii Argued ? ,Imi;;i
Wo od bouse Vindicated.
(.Special Dispatch to The Virginian.)
Richmond, Va., Dec. 20, is:)7.
Not in ninny years has the Legisla?
ture worked as hard as at the present
session. The House was In session Sat?
urday and to-day until after 3 o'clock,
and the Senate bad a somewhat lengthy
session on both day*.
Jt has not been decided positively
when the Joint special committee shall
inform Senator Daniel of his election.
The Senator, it is now thought, will
make it convenient to come here on the
occasion or the Inauguration of Gov?
ernor Tyler, at which time the commit?
tee will discharge Its duty. Governor
Tyler will be inaugurated In the hall of
the House in the presence of the num?
bers of the two houses. Judge Cnrd
well will administer the oath to Gov?
ernor Tyler und the new Kxecutlve will'
deliver a brief Inaugural address. If
arrangements enn lie made Senator
Daniel will be notified on this occasion.
Senator Flood will make the notifica?
tion speech and Senator Daniel will rc
Pi/ond.
A good deal or fun Is. being poked tit
Senator McCune on account or his a'ntl
Alrtlng bill. The Senator offered the
measure In good faith and says he did
so at the instance ofseveral ladles who
conduct female schools In the Valley.
Teachers and pupils often tajte long af?
ternoon walks urn) are annoyed by very
fresh young men, who follow them and
attempt to dirt with the girls, lie
Cune's bill is designed to punish per?
sons who make themselves disagreea?
ble lo teacher and pupils.
The Senate Committee on Public In?
stitutions and the House Committee on
Asylums and Prisons this morning con?
sidered matters relating to the peniten?
tiary. The question or having a board
<d' nine directors to govern the Institu?
tion aoul to elect nil officers, Including
superintendent, was brlolly discussed,
und a sub-committee was appointed to
prepare and report a bill carrying into
effect the changes proposed. The same
committee was directed to.report a bill
looking to the enlargement of the peni?
tentiary buildings. This committee will
? prepare a bill With the view of expend?
ing $150,000 on the addition. This will
lie paid for by appropriating the net
receipts of the penitentiary and $25,000
annually until the work la pultl for.
As soon as the measures are ready for
consideration the joint committees will
consider the two propositions on their
merits.
The Senate agreed to the resolution
providing Tar a joint special convmittee
to Investigate ? Delegate Bu ford's
charges against Judge Tnrnbull, of
Brunswick. < >n the part if the Senate
Messrs. Hoy kin, Morris. MaynaTd, Fair?
fax, .>Jeurics and EgglOStOn were ap?
pointed.
A resolution was offered in the Sen?
ate by Mr. De Ca'to, providing that
the Commonwealth's Attorney of Aeco
mac bo empowered to Institute pro?
ceedings to protect the rights of the
Commonwealth in the matter of a cor-1
tain survey of the riparian shores of
Pox Island, in Accomac county.
Senator Maynard Introduce.i a bill
in relation to the acquisition i ' branch
railroads, by which the pr< sldont and
directors Of every company incorpora?
ted to construe: a railroad or other
work of internal improvement may not
only have branch lines not exceeding
fivju miles in length constructed as
under the present law, but may, by a
vote of three-fourths of all the stock?
holders, have made or purchase, branch
roads, or latternl works not exceeding
twenty miles In length.
In view of the recent defeat of Judge
Newman, of Shennfndoah, and the state?
ments made to the effect that he lost
his position by reason of his support of
Palmer and Buckncr, it may be Inter?
esting to some to learn that Judge
Lyman ('bailey, or the County Court "f
Augusta and Highland, who was re
nominated, not only refused to support,
but refused to vote for Flood for Con?
gress. So it would seem ithnt the Leg?
islature has not drawn the line on the
gold men. simply because they did not
vote for Bryan.
A bill ji'hs presented by Mr. Barks
dale to provide that in any action either
n>t Ijiw on motion, or In chancery, up in
a note, i.ond or other evidence of o :.:
the court 'In which said action is;
brought, or motion made, or bill In
chancery fihvd, before any ?leere.- r
judgment is given shall require it t < lie
proven that said note, bind or evi?
dence of del t shall have b en list- 1 !' ir
taxation.
When the bill which passed the House
In relation to labels, trad.4 marks, etc'.,I
came up. Senator Mushback oxptnlnod
that its object was bo protect the trade?
marks of labor organizations by pro?
viding punishment for any one who
shall counterfeit these -trade marks or
use them in any way with Ititenil Id
deceive. It was unanimously passed.
House bill .\ i. 32, "providing for the
listing of bonds, notes, stocks and
other evidences of debt subject 'to tax?
ation," which created ?? great deal of
discussion on Saturday, came again be?
fore the Mouse this nvortvlng. when Mr.
Anderson,. of this city, moved 'to re?
consider the vote by which 'the 'bill
had been ordered to Its engrossment
and third reading. He made a lengthy'
Statement, but brought out no state?
ments which he had n'-H made on Sat?
urday. Ho admitted ithat 1he object of
the bill was a good one, and 'that he
was in favor of listing personal proper?
ty, bill the bill was imperfect, because
It did not state 'In whose hands tut
the time the respective papers should
bo.
Colonel bouts C. Barley, of Alexan?
dria, also spoke In favor of the bill In
order that It might bo amended and
perfected.
The discussion wn.i temporarily inter?
rupted wie a s nator Flood informed the
Hons,, thai !)?? Sonata had passed the
Joint resolution providing for an Investi?
gation or the charge.? preferred against
Senator Turnbull, with the amendment
that the commute hall have the power
to send for persons ami papers.
Mr. Cooke. or Norfolk, warmly advo?
cated the immediate passage of the bill,
while Mr. Charten T. Bland, of Ports?
mouth, .asked the House to pass lite bill
'by, so that the necessary amendments
'might be offered.
The House Committee on Courts of
Justice, Hon. S. w. Snundcrs, chairman,
ibis morning reported an Important bill,
to provide that an action of assumpsH
may hereafter be brought wherever the
action or covenant lien. Rift Snundcrs,
the patron of the bill, stated that the
ort'ect'of the amendment would be to re?
move from Ib.- consideration of the
courts many cumbrous and troublesome
questions of mere form, which now con?
sume ;h.- time of the courts and hinder
consideration*pf controversies on their
merits.
Mr. Bmbrey introduced a bill in the
House amending several sections of Hie
Code so as to provide that nil counties
and eo.?porollnns ?hall bear (heir own
expenses connecter! with all misdemean?
ors in thos.- counties and corporations
Under the proposed amendment onch
couuty. and corporation -shall bear '-Hb
own expenses in misdemeanors but the
State, is It does now, shall pay the ex?
penses of all felonies.
Mr. Knvbroy also has before the Com?
mittee on Courts of Justice an amend?
ment to section ;WG0. providing that Hie
punishment for administering or at?
tempting to administer poison shall be
from three to eighteen years. Instead of
from three to live years, as It is now.
The Mouse Committee on Hanks. Cur?
rency am! Comm. reo held a meeting
this morning to consider the bill fo: bid?
ding the issuing of trading ."tamps. In?
troduced by Mr. Murphy, of this city.
Quite a number of merchants were pres?
ent to explain their views on this meas?
ure. M.r. Newberne. or Norfolk county
presided. No action was taken. Among
the gehtemcn who spoke in favor of the
bill wive .Mr. Ceorge MoD. Hinke, Mr.
"Meyer, of Julius Meyer .t Sons, dry
goods, Mr. West, groceries, Mr. Thal
hlmer, d y goods, Mr. Hoffm. ye-, shoe
dealer. Mr. Henry C. Bcattle, of Man?
chester, Mr. Colomnn, grocer.. Against
the measure spoke Mr. 1-:. G. Flood; Gen?
eral Womple, and Mr. Morris, of the
trading stamp concern. Mr. Sol Bloom?
berg, who produced the recoipl for the
fee paid by him as an attorney who can
appear ?before a committee of lite legis?
lature, bee.mi to argue In favor of those
who opposed the 1.111'. lie said that the
trading stamp device was nothing but
an advertising medium and tin- bill un?
der discussion was nothing but a light
between Wv.il business nntorprlscif, es
pcclall) betwo n department stores ami
smaller stores.
I ii ; F?ithorton, of Campbell, of
! fen d a bill to-day providing for f?ll,
j free ind liberal banking in Virginia.
I The Democratic caucus to-night com'
pleti i the nomination of .Unices. When
Princess Anne county was called, the
committee appointed to InvcBflgattt
Judge Wpodnouse, reported that no wit?
nesses had appeared and there was no
report to be made. Scmatnr Foster suidj
lte regarded this as a vindication of
.in i-. ?? Wood house's character, and.
I here tore, would withdraw his name.
Mr. Men. D. White was chosen by ac?
clamation i . succeed Judge VVoodhouse,
There was a hard contest over the
Judgeship of James City and York.
Charges against the character of Judge
Ss'dhey Smith were made and denied.
He was nominated over Mr. ft. T. Arm
istcad. Judge Baker B. Leo, of Eliza?
beth City and Warwick, and Judge
Orgain, of Lunetiburg, weie unani?
mously reiioininat. d.
HERING SEA CLAIMS.
Boston, Dec. 20.??After a week of con?
ference In Boston; Justices Putnam and
King, tin- commissioners for the United
States and Canada, respectively, in the
arbitration of the Hering sea claims,
have completed their work for the pres.
ent, and. It is understood, will soon be?
gin the pr< paratlon of their reports 'to
?heir respective governments. It is nut
known .'.hat claims have been ruled
..ul. but it is understood that the total
approved claims will amount twi more
?than $1."00,000.
1'OSTM'AST KIKS ATI'' >I NT KD.
Washington, Dec. 20.?The following
fourth class postmasters have been ap?
pointed: North Carolina ('handler. K.
w. Chandler; Colllnsyllie, .1. M. Putnam;
Kellford. E. i>. Cl'irk; Ramseytown,
Ulbert Warrick; Riccvlllc, Nannie E.
Clark; Winfall. J. J. Chappell.
COLD IN CANADA.
Toronto, out., Dec. 20.?From all
pails of the province come reports of
severe weather. At White River the
thcrometer registered 20 degree? below
?:? ro and at Malta It was 15. Here It
went to four beow."
Long Trip for the Snow Fliers Before they
Reach the Frozen Region.
I'pi'iiiIhnIoii i?t Vithndn win llnvo to
Hp. Obtained <o N?nU Ilia atcllel Bxs
)>cdlliim Aci-osnm Her Tei-rMni-.y
Free of Uli^l'-K? Trouble Anclcl*
|)iitpil Tlinl Neuro, or Mini oi
Military Itscoit t'ooil In Illicitly
t'oncanlrhloil Form.
Washington, Dee. 20. IS07.
?Scot clary Algcr to-day cabled to Wil?
liam A. Kjciimann, llio chief govern?
ment reiitdcor hcrdahiutt, who I? now* in
Alton, Norway, to inform tho War De
ipartmcnt immediately how soon nix
hundred reindeer can be shipped to this
country. These tiro wanted as draft
animals in getting supplies to the miners
In the Klondike region.! It is expected
that they must he transferred at Nl W
York to the railroads ami In that man?
ner oi.rried across the continent anil
again by sea from the l'aclllc coast up
to Dyea or .such other point its may ho
selected as the basis or operations by
the roller expeditions. Secretary Algcr
ha?? determined, after ndvising with the
medical officers of the War Department
arid perSo'iis (vno^ much experi?
ence in Arctic regions to make large use
of condensed food preparations. Not
only will the meats taken be In the
most concentrated form, but particular
efforts are milking lo secure condensed
preparations of vegetables, such as po?
tatoes and onions. Secretary Alger hajj
'begun an inquiry to ascertain the
amount of stich stores available for
purchase by the government and the
prices demanded for thetn.
Tho state Depuirtmenl has already
asked the British government 10 request
of the Canadian government permis?
sion to pnss these stores through Cana?
dian territory free of duty. It b? not an?
ticipated that any objection will be
made to the granting of the request,
nor jo the accompanying request that
will be made for permission for* our
soldiers to pass over Cnnadltn territory
an gin-ds for the expeditions, although
an order or I he privy council will be
requited for the suspension of duties.
COTTON .itt 11,1. WAUtlN.
Muiiiifiictut-crs mid Operatives ton
. For?{Induction tif IVngen Xot 11
ItOlhcUy lor mi Over Moclicll Mar?
kei.
Fall River, Mass.. Die. 20.?A. confer?
ence of representatives of the cotton
manufacturers and the employes, on
the wage question, was held to-day.
The representatives of the. labor unions
submitted three propositions and each
of the delegates made some comment
thereon. The manufacturers decided to
take the matter under consideration,
and will give a written answer to?
morrow:
These, propositions, formulated at the
meeting of the representatives of the
various unions last week, are:
First? II bein? the general oplnlcn
that there will be an Improvement dur?
ing the ensuing year, and that the
manufacture) g will be in a fur more,
prosperous condition than at present,
we request the manufacturers to post
pom? the proposed reduction until the
1st of March. If there is no improver
mint at that time we will hold another
conference with a view or settling the
wage question.
Second ? Believing that reducing
wanes Is not a remedy for ah over?
stocked market we respectfully request
the manufacturers to work four days
per week until the 1st of March. IT
there Is no improvement at that time
we will hold another conference
Third?if neither or the above pro?
positions is accepted and we cannot
settle the questions satisfactorily we
are willing to submit our case to 1 In?
state Board of Arbitration, wages to
remain as at present until the Stute
Board makes its report.
The attitude of the big plant 01* the
Kail River Iron Works company, which
employs about 3.000 operatives, and
Which has been questioned by some,
was settled to-day by tin- announce?
ment of the owner, M. C. I). Borden, or
New York. He announces his willing?
ness to reduce wages to a point I'D
per cent, below the present basts if
the committee so decides
TROUBLE WITH WEAVERS,
ipawtucket, >R. I., Dec. 20.?The trou?
ble between the weavers and tho man?
agement of the Royal Weaving Com?
pany, which existed sine.- the reduction
In wages was announced to take place,
culminated to-day In the virtual dis?
charge of the weavers because of a re?
fusal to comply with an order from
Manager Ott, embodying a request by
the company to have several cation
weavers taught the business. Thj weav?
ers informed' the manager that they
would go out ratho. than comply with
the order, and Ihoy were dlsehrged.
Tho mills will have to close. Tho mills
employ about 250 people. Tbc rod??tlpA
referred to in the weavers' wages
amounted to 10 per cent.
GLASS WORKS STARTING VP.
Hlidgoton, N. .).. Dec. 20.?Fires were
put under (he furnaces to-day In the
OohanOHOy, Cumberland. Moore-J ernes
Window Glass factories near lure, and
It Is oxpeeted that the works will start
up fill a wee!> or two, probably on
January 2d. it is expected that 2.000
persons now will be given employment.
IIOX OP JIOXr.Y MOI.I.N.
Case Containing 9:1000 of Mexican
Money Mysteriously Wlsnppenrs
t nmi it Slli|i's Ntl'OUg Itooiii.
New York, Dec. 20.?The reported rob?
bery of some ?:t.ooo In Mexican money
from the steamer City of Washington
during her list trip froni Vera Crtl's
to this port was oonlirmed to-day.
The Clly of Washington belongs to lite
New York and Cuba Mail St. unship
company. A. <!. Smith, secretury of
thai company, said to-day:
"The City of Washington reached her
pier last Wednesday morning, ami Im?
mediately began discharging her cargo.
Amoitg other things there was 11 enn
RlglllilClil of I OH eases of Mexican coin
for a lirril 111 London. Koch case rcp
resnaled about $11.000 Mexican money,
equal to about $1.200 In our money, and
weighed about 200 pounds. Jl was
stored In the strong box, between decks,
bull tor that purpose. After the rest
Of the cargo had been discharged the
door of the room was 1 opened and the
cases carried to the pier and piled In
tiers, to be ii shipped 10 London, On
counting It was found thai there were
102 cases, and as the bill called for 101!,
It was apparent that reio had been
stolen, either before the steamer sailed
or since the arrival tit this port.
"A bundle of canvass. In which about
$100 of the coin was placed, was round
in the baggage room, and leads us to
bul'evc v'hat ihe robbery was com?
mitted during transit, and that the
bundle was loft where It was found to
throw1 suspicion In the wrong direction.
The only keys to the string room were
In the hands or Captain Hurley and his
first male, and as no violence had been
used in entering the place; a skeleton
key must have been Used.
"Captain Hurley Is one of our most
experienced and trustworthy olllcers.
If the matter is not cleared up the-enrn
pnny will have to stund tho loss."
til VII. SHItVICK I KtfcU I MY.
Commissioner Evans Hays ihn Kystom
Itoes l>rodnce tiio itcmilt* its
Friends Think.
Washington, Dec 20.?Commissioner
or Pensions Evan* to-day appeared lie
fore the Senate Committee 'an Olvii
Service and Retrenchment, which is
conducting an Investigation Into the
Operation of .the civil service system.
Mr. Evans was questioned at length
by Sena-tors Lodge and Prltchard about
the civil service system and Its appli?
cation to the Pension Otllee force. . llo
expressed the opinion Mint Ihe law did
not accomplish the results Its friends
Insisted that it did. The host men In
his olllee were 'those who had eofne
under the so-called spoils system. They
did their duty and expected to hold
bhelr H sltlons by so doing. The pension
examining boards, he said, ought not
to be in the classified service, as It was
desirable ito secure men as members of.
such boards who had had wide surgical
experience?army experience If possible
?and such men would net enter Into
competition for the places with young
men just out of college. He thought
that Ihe entire system of appointing 'the
boards was wrong and that all of them
ought to lie under a uniform system of
appointment.
The commissioner believed that the
head of a biin au was the best quail
fled person to pa.-.; upon the efficiency
? f a clerk and that he ought not .to bo
hampered in removing a clerk for In
efllclency. if permit led to do so he could
remove at b ast 100 clerks from his
olllee without affecting the efficiency
of the f..rce. He thought it would be
.1 ilrable to have a definite 'tenure of
Olllee not exceeding ton years, pd that
every year a limit 10 per cent, of now
blond could be infuse 1 into tho roree.
TL Is would do away with the abuses re
? suiting from ffime clerks remaining In
' olllee too long. Tho commissioner
thought that some reform would have
j to be enacted Or the country wtauld
j have the Infliction of a civil pension list.
ITALIAN CADTNET.
Homo, Dec. 20.?fn the Chamber of
j Deputies'to-day the Marquis di Rudinl
I announced the formation of a now Cab?
inet and the debate on the subject was
opened. vote will be taken to-morrow.
After criticisms upon the composition of
the ministry. Slgnnr Colombo, former
ministe.- of Ihe treasury, submitted a
resolution of want of confidence In the
new government, but the Chamber re?
jected it by a vote of 200 against 184.
The debate (In the Chamber of Dep?
uties) occupied five hours. The small
majority obtained by ihe government
is regarded as equivalent to a moral
defeat. The ministers had expected n
majority v>r quite fifty. It is undor
I stood that, though disappointed, the
premier, Ihe Marquis di Rudlni, will not
resign; but it is expected that the min?
ister of foreign affairs will tender his
resignation.
MONROE DOOTRTNE IN GERMANY.
Rcrlln. Dec. 20.?Nord Deutsche Alleg
bicie Zeitung, In tho course of another
article on the attitude of non-.TSttropoan
powers toward Germany, especially
with reference to Haytl's action, under
the mistaken Idea .that she would bo
supported by America, sttys:
"Tho case of Cuba' shows how tho
Monroe doctrine should bp met. Jjlvory
thlng depends upon whether the appli?
cation of the doctrine finds Itself lim?
ited by the right of notions- in the
form of a line of iron clads trUlt an
armament of guns."
lere Doss hi Slut ol lieft
nese Spoil Come in ?
GREAT BHITAIH IN HARftOHY WITH JAPAN
France Ready to Pounce Down on a
nese Seaport.
L'nlled Sliilvs Considered ii Factor lu ;
(he Cittcitlntloii?itunslnu ? Ocoupii?
lion ol Purl Arllinr Regarded an
llvidcncc 'Hint ItiiNNln und tior-.
niniiy Arn Acting In t'oliocrt-Hrlt?.
InIi I'nr I'liNtcm Squadron tn Win? jit
ler nt M'cl-IInUWcl. A'n
London, Eng.. Doc. 20, 1807.' W
An unconJIrmed report Is current Here tag
that part of the British far Eastern
Ktiundi'on will he stationed at Wel-Hai-.y-jj
Wei this winter. It true, -this 'Indicates.<m
?that Urea; Britain Is working; In h?r-iV;?}
mony with Japan. The latter power
?Uli occupies Wei-Hal-Wei, pending,.^
the settlement or the Chinese war In
demnity.
Tho evening papers are much dlSr'
ttirhed over the situation. "What do wo ,As,
itet?" Is the harden of their complaint, ?-.'?'?
and they all 'Insist upon the necessity .::
for Immediate action.
Tho Globe says: "Russia and Genna- ,
ny now have the two most Important ??
strategical positions In northern China,.;'.;'
and Great Britain, whoso commercial
'Interests ?thore' are -ten-timer: -greaterr".^
must he eantent with the crumbs from
the ?t. Petersburg and Berlin .-tables." '
The. Pall Mall Gazette ecih?es itho ;
Standard's Inquiry as .to America's at?
titude, and eays:
"Of course the partition of 'the coast,
which Is hound no come, will not be ;
confined to Russia and Germany. Every
naval state in the world Is actively con-- :'.;;
cerned In tho disturbance Of the cqulll- v'.*;
brlum In the far East, Great Britain, ' 'v?
France, and Japan especially. But the ;
Uniaed States cannot be treated as a
quantity to he Ignored. The tame ac
quleseense with 'those seizures Is not
worthy of our pnst and Is fatal to our ''^
future. We may remark that we shall'
not be without sympathizers, as the ','y
Japanese will most joyfully back anylfy
scheme to redress the bitter humllla- ji";
tfjn they have suffered at the hands '.
of Russia."
Advices received here from Paris show r:^
that France is awn'iting Great Britain's :
action. If Great Britain follows the ^
lead of Russia and Germany and oc- ,
eupies a seaport. Franco will forth*'.".!2??,
with fellow suit.
The officials of the Chinese embassy
here d'? not conceal the belief 'that the . .-.
powers are Intending, to seize Chineseim?
ports. They discredit 'the report 'that e',;^
Great liritain has been requested to as- ! X
sunie a protectorate over the Yarig-.^v1
Tse Valley and the West river, saying yj?:
they have no Information on itho sub- ?;
ject. and would know ? if the rumlpr " ?',
?was true.
Sir Halllday Macartney, the English.'^
secretary of the Chinese Embassy, was vi
asked to-day if Russia's possession of: ;.
Port Arthur would be temporary. andVK#
he replied that this plea was usually V
made a pretext for occupation.
The newspapers arc still busily di's- ? ?
cussing the partition of China. Tho
Daily Mall's dispatch from Shanghai;:-?.;^
denying that Russia has seized Port
Arthur, probably only means that tho' vj?
lttisslans have not yet actually landed?
Tho reports concerning the Daphne:xVta
and the British fleet wintering at Wet- ''.'>J
Hal-Wei are olllctally denied, but it' 14 -,V\'i
alleged, with some authority, that the.:-'^
Government knows of Russia's occuisal';^
lion of Port Arthur last Friday, an(T|f!S
that the Cabinet sat three hours dls-?Sjft
cussing the situation. . >M
St. Petersburg, Dec. 20.?-The Novostl
di'dares the occupation of Port ArthU'igH|
has nothing political behind it, addlngSsH
"It must lie a matter of Indifference.^g?
to the pawers who are not ptaimlnjjflH
s. l7.ttr.-s Chinese territory as toJH
which point the Russian squndro!n|H
chooses for Its winter station." '?'?$MMj?MB
Merlin, Dec. 20. -The Pur is corresporf?BB
dent of the Cologne Gazette telegraphsalH
thai paper that he learns on reliab.l?jBH
authority that the Russian occupatidn'V-3^
of Port Arthur was connected with th8s$8|
visit there of the British war. shlp'^""
Dapiine, a week ago when, In spite of''
the protests of the Chinese, the Daphne
entered the inner hnrbor, allegedly to
ascertain whether there were RiiBsl?li
ships .Hire. China complained of tut?
incident to the representatives Of the
powers at Pekln.
The British Far Eastern squadron^
said to be at. Tallsmoan and, accord
ing to the correspondent quoted,
shortly expected at Port Arthur. ;?
The Cologne Gazette regards'.the-/
cupatlon .ns merely a continuance
the co-operation of Germany' with-Rua
sla in Kastern Asia.
Yokohama, Dee. 21.?Russia h?3 lioU
fle.S Japan of the temporary occupy
of Port ATthur and a large ..Tar
squadron has left .Nagasaki.
COX .BT- arA-PJTr A I, FO R
Paris. Dec. SO.?If imdoi'
preliminary. Inquiry, intcy
made ag.tir.^t Count F^rTiJ
Esterhaay ha?:-resulted, In?
tal for trial 'by